Carbon Fibers

Construction

Center for mass production of lightweight composites

German R&D center brings together 8 institutes and more than 80 companies from 120 countries to help industrialize composite parts production.

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Episode 5: Greg Mark, Markforged

Greg Mark, founder and CEO of Markforged, discusses his journey of working with composites in additive manufacturing.

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Core

Software shortens design path to longboard

Materials information program helps optimize materials selection.

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Prepregs

Unweighting a crane to increase payload limit

Rethinking a crane stinger with carbon fiber for a more “uplifting experience.”

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Construction

Composite musings

How do we generate pull from consumers rather than depend on push through builders and contractors?

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Aerospace

Episode 4: Pam Schneider and Mike Braley, A&P Technology

Pam Schneider and Mike Braley with A&P Technology talk about how far braiding has come and what’s on the horizon.

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Thermoplastics

2017 Paris Air Show is good for composites

There is definitely a lot going on this week at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airfield. Much of it relates to composites. Here’s a brief rundown.

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Automotive

Episode 3: Tom Haulik, Hexcel

The third episode of CW Talks: The Composites Podcast features a conversation with Tom Haulik, sales director of carbon fiber at Hexcel.

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Curing

Harbin Hafei Airbus partners with Plataine and Argosy for improved traceability, efficiency and yield

Joint venture composites manufacturing center implements Plataine solution for tracking parts, materials and tools.

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Epoxies

RTM-based redesign advances safety for one-of-a-kind wind tunnel

Glass fiber and honeycomb spacers between compressor blades get upgraded to a higher factor of safety with less weight using solid carbon fiber and RTM.

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